The strike by British miners was much more impactful than historical, after all, Great Britain was the number one in the world.

At the same time, Austria and France became strong competitors, and what was even more frightening was that both countries had their own circles, which made Robert Peele, an advocate of free trade, feel at a loss.

Although the civil strife that broke out in Britain did not lead to revolution, it caused a great loss of vitality, and if it were not for the fact that the Far East had not been giving blood to the country, I am afraid that the situation would have been out of control.

The situation in South America has opened up, but it will take some time to really benefit.

However, what Robert Peel did not expect was that the Paraguayan guerrillas had already received support from the French side, and Brazil, with the support of Austria, had promised to provide them with asylum.

The British are in the middle of another war in Afghanistan

Somewhere in Lancashire, United Kingdom.

The child laborers continued to work as usual, and even the injured little girl simply bandaged and put on a hat before coming to the mine.

As for the absence of the "big nose" overseer, it did not attract the attention of others, and no one cared about such a bad gambler.

The foreman gave each child a small bronze medal before going down the mine, so that he could know how many had gone down the mine and how many had returned.

Here, the main way to go into the mine is to rely on tank cages and hanging baskets, the taller ones sit in tank cages, and the smaller ones are placed in hanging baskets.

However, whether it is the former or the latter, the power relied on at this time is still the human to turn the wheel, or the animal force to pull the winch.

The so-called tank cage is the prototype of the modern elevator, a large iron cage with several iron chains inside, but there is no seal outside.

People have to hold on to the cage with a chain when riding this lift tool, otherwise the violent bumps may make you fly out, and that will kill you.

Due to the unstable power, the descent speed of this tank cage is also extremely unstable, and sometimes it even gives people the feeling of going straight to hell.

Of course, sometimes if you don't control the strength well, you can really send people to hell.

Historically, the Americans invented the first steam-powered winch in 1850, and it was only around 1860 that British mines began to equip such things.

In addition, the industrial revolution on the European continent at this time was just beginning, and Bohemia was mostly open-pit coal mines and shallow coal mines, so the speed of lifting tools was not required, but the load requirements were high, so hydraulic steam would be used.

At this time, the coal mines in Britain had been dug 100 meters below the ground, and the use of hydraulic equipment was too expensive.

Sitting in a tank cage that falls at high speed is not a beautiful experience, like riding a roller coaster, but the difference is that the height difference of the latter is usually only 10-20 meters, and even the most dangerous in the world is only 52 meters, but the former can easily break through 150 meters.

In the rapid fall, people will have a strong sense of suffocation, the whole body is tense, the limbs are stiff, the body temperature is reduced, the consciousness is suspended, in addition to the sudden change in air pressure, your eardrum will seem to explode, and even temporary tinnitus, deafness.

The air in the alleyway is muddy, and the smell of feces, urine, and household garbage is mixed together to make people nauseous.

Not only did David and Jim feel nothing when they killed, they just started their day mechanically as usual.

Normally, when the nine candles are burned out, it's time for them to leave work. At that time, one candle could burn for about 90 minutes, and the time for nine candles was usually 13-14 hours.

David and Jim took off their shirts as usual, dug out the coals, knocked off the rocks and threw them into the basket.

Although the spring in England is cold, the underground mine is very hot and humid, and the turbid air makes it difficult to breathe.

In this way, the nine candles burned out, and a fat and greasy middle-aged man on the ground asked the foreman.

"How much has been done?"

"About one-tenth of the usual amount." The foreman replied.

"Damn! Get those dirty imps back to work! London's bigwigs are waiting for our good news! I'm not going to bow down to those poor ghosts! The middle-aged man said angrily.

"Boss, these kids are at their limit."

"Damn! Do you want to go against me?! If you can't meet the target, you and your people will get out of here and mine! The middle-aged man threatened.

"Boss, they've reached their limit, and if they continue to do it, they'll die! Now that the workers are on strike, if these children die again, who will mine for you? The foreman argued.

It's not that the foreman speaks for the child laborers, it's not that he has much sympathy, if these children die in normal times, no one will hold them accountable, after all, everyone has to live, and most people will choose to swallow their anger.

But at this juncture, if these children are really dead, someone will hold on to them, then he, the foreman, must be the boss's scapegoat in the end, after all, others don't even have the opportunity to enjoy this "honor".

Although child labor is prohibited by British law, the penalties for hiring are not severe, but once someone dies, it is difficult to solve.

Now in fact, more than a dozen have died, and if this matter is stabbed to the newspaper office, he is afraid that he will have to eat all his food in prison.

"Look for it when you're dead! These things that have a life and no one raises are everywhere! I know what you're afraid of, but I've already taken care of it with the councillors and the newspaper, and this matter will never make it to the newspapers. You can do it with confidence! ”

When the foreman heard this, he smiled feverishly and adoringly.

"Okay! Boss, you know what? Who is disobedient, and how many ways do I kill him? Nine kinds! ”

The greasy middle-aged man also showed a smile that he had not seen in a long time.

"Go ahead! I wait for your good news. May God be with you! ”

From that day onwards, the working hours of the child laborers were increased to ten candles.

At Buckingham Palace, Prince Albert left England and returned to Germany to manage some family property, which was the first time that Victoria had been separated from her since her marriage.

Even when Prince Albert was shot in the ass, Victoria was on his side, although the former didn't want to be seen in the ass.

Bored, Victoria had to take her children on horseback riding, and in order to please Her Majesty, the court horsemen found a bantam suitable for the children to ride.

The children had fun riding bantams, and the queen herself chatted with Leopold I, who had come from afar.

At this time, King Leopold I of Belgium was kept in captivity by Louis Philippe in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon region, and he was grateful to Victoria for allowing him to come out to breathe, but also reproached the latter for refusing to send troops to help.

The former is not a political idiot, so he can naturally hear the complaining in his uncle's words.

"Uncle, although I am the Queen of England, I can't go my own way. But I think those self-righteous fools must regret not coming to your rescue at this point, and I've disbanded the Whig Cabinet. Are you satisfied? ”

Leopold I knew that he wanted to restore his kingdom and rely on this niece, how could he really offend? Victoria also understood the importance of courting Belgium and allowing it to be restored to the country.

(End of chapter)